Finally brought my new CCW home!!

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Finally brought my new CCW home!!

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Well, my wife suprised me and told me she was buying my next CCW for me. I had put it on layaway to pick up after I got done traveling for work this month but she insisted I drive her to the gun shop and pick it up. She's one in millions!!!

I've been looking for this little gem for what seems like eternity. It's a Beretta 92FS Compact L Type M Custom Carry II. They're about impossible to find and this one was almost flawless. Appears to be unfired, but I think it has at least a mag through it. Came with two mags but I was able to pick up two new ones reasonable cheap (considering their rarity). This 9mm has a single stack, 8 shot magazine with finger rest baseplate. Other features include stainless barrel/slide, Novak sights, right side safety lever cap, slim grip, straight dust cover and short barrel/slide with flat main spring cap. Traditionally DA/SA with a safety decocker, it will give me a decent option for carrying and after putting it in the BladeTech IWB form HighVelocity tonight, it's about as comfy as my Kahr in a MS VMII. Slightly heavier with a little more width, but nothing a cover shirt couldn't fix. Without further delay, my wife's early Christmas present to me:

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Great looking pistol a_r.
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Thanks, she just got out of the bath..........squeaky clean :grin:
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That is a very cool blaster. How about a pic of the back edge of the grip next to one of your px4 mags for comparison? It looks like it's very slim (which is a good thing). :grin:

edited to add: This is the only one of these pistols I have ever seen. I didn't even know it existed.
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I'll see if I can get a pic up later. The single stack mag makes it much thinner than the full size. There are quite a few compacts in teh 92 series

92FS compact L (13 round double stack shorter mag)
92FS compact L Type M (8 round single stack mag)
92FS Centurion (shorter barrel/slide with standard frame)

They also came in D and G models and there was a Custom Carry before the CCII. The Border Marshall has a shorter barrel/slide but is a full size.
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What does one like this go for?

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Great looking gun! I saw one of them at the Pasadena gun show last summer. I had never seen one so didn't know what it was! Maybe I should have bought it.
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age_ranger wrote:Thanks, she just got out of the bath..........squeaky clean :grin:
That's great! Now it's time to clean your pistol.... :lol:

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Beauty! I need to add a beretta to my collection.
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What's the width of that gem?
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On the outside of the grip panels, it's 1.29". Here's a few pics comparing it to a Beretta Minx .22 and a Beretta PX4 mag. The frame on the 92 is thinner than the mag of the PX4. Prices vary, but these are in the $500-$700 range depending on condition, accessories and your desire for such a pistol. I paid $450 for this one and it was a STEAL!!!! Mags aren't cheap at about $35-$50ish and forget ever getting a set of factory grip panels for it. Most parts are interchangeable with the 92 series, so luckily, it's still possible to get parts if needed.

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Hi,

It looks like you've had that CCII for several years. You want to sell it yet?

I am looking for one.

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Very nice looking pistol!
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